Broad-bordered Acraea vs Delicate Buttercup

Acraea anemosa compared with Ranunculus confervoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Delicate Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acraea	Ranunculus
Species	Acraea anemosa	Ranunculus confervoides

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Delicate Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Delicate Buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.